Bottle-washing machine.



Patented June l0, I902.

J. KAYSER. BOTTLE WASHING MACHINE.

Application filed Sept. 20, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES v PATENT q O FICE-I I JOSEPH KAYSER, or PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA,

BOTTLE-WASHING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 702,063, dated June 10,1902.

Application Jfiled September 20,1 01. a No. 75,763. (No model.) i

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J OSEPHKAYSER, acitizen of the United States,residing at the city of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia andState of Pennsylvania, haveinvented certain new and usefulImprovementsin Bottle-Washing Machines, of which the following is aspecification. V

My invention has relation to a machine for washing the exterior ofbottles and similar receptacles, and in such connection it relates tothe construction and arrangement of parts constituting a casingsurrounding the brushes and a tank wherein the brushes are flushed andthe labels and other debris are collected.

The principal object of my invention is to provide in a bottle-washingmachine a'casing of simple construction surrounding the brushes andinclosing a water-distributing pipe for flushing the brushes, saidcasing having a perforated bottom through Which the water may bedischargedcleared of the paper, labels, and similar debris removed bythe brushes, and said casing having a removable front lid having anopening or inlet for the bottle, which opening serves as a guide for theoperator inthe insertion of the bottle into the brushes. q

The nature and scope ofmy invention will be more fully understood fromthe. following description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, forming part hereof, in which Figure 1 is a View, partly inelevation and partly in longitudinal section, of the machine embodyingmain features of my invention. Fig. 2 is cross-sectional view on theline 2 2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the removablelid for the front of the casing.

In a companion application filed of even date herewith and under theSerial No. 7 5,7 62 the brushes and the means for operating the samehave been fully described and claimed.

My present invention relates to a casing for inclosing the brushes andother rotatable parts of the machine whichare liable to be engaged inthe introduction and withdrawal of the bottles. In the drawings thiscasing is illustrated as applied to a machine of the typedescribed andclaimed in the accompanyingapplication above referred to.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a casing formed, preferably,ofsheet metal. In

the casingA is arched. Its sides a and base a are preferably flat.rated, as at a to form a drain or colander to strain the largerimpurities from the water used to cleanse the. bottles. the casingsupports a water-distributing pipe The base a is perfo-- cross-sectionthe upper or roof portion a of The roof on of 1), arranged to supply tothe rotating brushes d jets of Water during the cleansing of the bottle.

The front of the casing A is closed by a removablelid e, having anopening 6', formed, preferably, by bulging out the lid e around aperforation. alinement with the space surrounded by the This opening 6'is axially in' brushes (1 and is provided for the guidance of theworkman, who is thus enabled to accurately introduce the bottle withoutdanger of the revolving parts .injuring'the hand.

Upon the sides a of the casing A are arranged the clips f, adapted toreceive the longitudinal rods g, projecting from the framework g of themachine' When the rods g enter the clips f, the casing A will beproperly supported A thumb-nut f serves to lock the casing to the clipsf.

Below the perforated base a of the casing is arranged a sink 9 intowhich the waste water flows and from which it may be discharged in anywell-known way.

Having thus described the nature, and obj ect of my invention, what'Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a bottle-washing machine, a casing A rotatable parts of themachine, said casing having a base provided with a series ofperforations adapted to permit of the free pasi adapted to surround thebrushes and other In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my signaturein the presence of two snbserib- 1o ing witnesses.

JOSEPH KAYSER.

Witnesses:

J. WALTER DOUGLASS, THOMAS M. SMITH.

